Science has nothing to be ashamed of even in the ruins of Nagasaki. The shame is theirs who appeal to other values than the human imaginative values which science has evolved.

Quote by Jacob Bronowski

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The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.

The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.

Every animal leaves traces of what it was; man alone leaves traces of what he...

Every animal leaves traces of what it was; man alone leaves traces of what he...

Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty.

Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty.

By the worldly standards of public life, all scholars in their work are of course...

By the worldly standards of public life, all scholars in their work are of course...

It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they...

It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they...

Power is the by-product of understanding.

Power is the by-product of understanding.

That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the...

That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the...

A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.

A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.

We gain our ends only with the laws of nature; we control her only by...

We gain our ends only with the laws of nature; we control her only by...

The world is made up of people who never quite get into the first team...

The world is made up of people who never quite get into the first team...

Man is unique not because he does science, and his is unique not because he...

Man is unique not because he does science, and his is unique not because he...

Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a...

Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a...

To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure...

To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure...

The values by which we are to survive are not rules for just and unjust...

The values by which we are to survive are not rules for just and unjust...

We are all afraid for our confidence, for the future, for the world. That is...

We are all afraid for our confidence, for the future, for the world. That is...

The wish to hurt, the momentary intoxication with pain, is the loophole through which the...

The wish to hurt, the momentary intoxication with pain, is the loophole through which the...

The values by which we are to survive are not rules for just and unjust...

The values by which we are to survive are not rules for just and unjust...

Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a...

Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a...

It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must...

It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must...

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation.

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation.